What Film Festivals Are Really Looking For ft. Stefan Borsos (Rotterdam Festival Curator)

Follow Stefan Borsos https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-soun...   / stefan.borsos.1   In this new episode of The Long Live Cinema Show, I am pleased to interact with Stefan Borsos, the film curator and programmer for ‪@iffrotterdam‬. He is also a film and TV scholar based in Germany. In this episode, Stefan shares his experiences of selecting films for the Rotterdam Film Festival, what film festivals are looking for from storytellers, myths around film festival selections, and many more topics. Chapters: 00:00 - About Stefan Borsos 03:24 - The power of the movie poster 07:40 - How shaped Stefan's life 09:53 - First encounters with Indian cinema 11:40 - Working with IFFR 13:14 - Favorite Indian films 16:11 - Tropes and themes in films 19:22 - About Rotterdam Film Festival Explained 23:49 - Biggest challenge of running a film festival 28:40 - Finding balance as a film festival 33:19 - Yashashvi Juyal - The Indian filmmaker to watch out for 35:11 - Managing a festival during pandemic 41:27 - Making films for film festivals 44:23 - Should you make films for film festivals? 50:00 - The truth behind film festival progaming 52:52 - The ethics of being a film curator 56:56 - Biggest myths about film festivals and film selections 01:05:31 - What film curators look for during festival selections 01:12:24 - Should film festivals be political or nuetral? 01:14:44 - Evolution of film festival audiences 01:24:36 - Expectations from upcoming filmmakers 01:27:09 - Favorite films (Indian and others) Let's connect on Twitter -   / long_livecinema   Instagram -   / long_live_cinema   Nokio App - https://app.nokioapp.com/profile/2935 Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/paurush/ Our Best Newsletter for Cinema Lovers: https://beyondthepopcornllc.substack.... Music credits: -------- Long Live Cinema is an attempt to explore and appreciate the world of stories and filmmaking. This channel aims to bring video essays on Films, TV Shows, and Storytellers who present their worldviews with the help of their cinematic ventures.